Hi, my name is Grace and I’m 8 years old. I learned something interesting about how little kids can help grownups. I learned about an organization called Habitat for Humanity. This organization helps people by building affordable homes for hard-working people who cannot afford a decent house.Most people who help Habitat for Humanity are big kids or grownups (you have to be 16 to work on a Habitat for Humanity work site), but on March 9 and 10 more than 20 little kids helped Habitat for Humanity of Burlington County. Sometimes when you are little you don’t think you can make a difference, but …

Many Patch readers may have heard of the Moorestown High School Interact Club and its annual event, Soup for the Soul. This was my family’s second year attending the event and I noticed a couple of things. It’s not just a cool event to attend and be involved in, but it really made me consider what the event is about. It’s not just about eating delicious soup and chatting with the folks there—it’s about how each person who participated helped someone less fortunate. Here is why I think Soup for the Soul was such a great thing to participate in and how everyone involved is “living civilly.” …

Based on the assumption that each individual is capable of philanthropy, no matter the form of that philanthropy (time, money, knowledge or effort), live civilly, Inc. encourages individuals and groups to get involved and work together to make communities stronger.  It is on these underpinnings that live civilly—a registered 501c3 non-profit—will produce a series of articles on Moorestown Patch—under the banner of "Moorestown Lives Civilly"—highlighting good works that benefit our community at large. If you know of a group or an individual who should be highlighted please contact us via our …